title: [What evidence for chest physiotherapy in infants hospitalized for acute viral bronchiolitis?].
abstract: This article updates the respiratory physiotherapy technique used in France, and the rationale for its use. This paper reports the results of a recent randomized clinical trial that did not show any efficiency of respiratory physiotherapy (using increased expiratory acceleration) in infants hospitalized for a first episode of bronchiolitis. Further trials are necessary for evaluating this technique in infants who are not hospitalized.
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie générale, hôpital Antoine-Béclère, AP-HP, 157, rue de Porte de Trivaux, 92141 Clamart cedex, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bailleux
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Geoffroy
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Josse
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Labrune
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gajdos
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001990:Bronchiolitis, Viral / Q000628:therapy*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities